US conducts 'defensive strikes' on Iran's Qeshm Island

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• US hits Qeshm Island, Pezeshkian signals more diplomacy: Iran war latest (Al Jazeera)
• US conducts series of ‘defensive strikes’ against Iran (Al Jazeera)
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• NEW: The U.S. military carried out limited strikes on Iran’s Qeshm Island on Monday after Iranian forces reportedly fired at a U.S. aircraft. Officials described the strikes as defensive measures to… (clashreport on Telegram)
• Explosions hit Iran’s Qeshm Island as US media report US strikes in Hormuz (Al Jazeera)
• CNN reports that the Iranian surface-to-air missile launcher destroyed in U.S. airstrikes on Qeshm Island today attempted to shoot down a U.S. fighter jet over the Strait of Hormuz. The U.S… (amk_mapping on Telegram)
• 🇺🇸❌🇮🇷 - An Iranian SAM Launcher in Qeshm targeted a U.S. fighter jet earlier today. The same launcher was then targeted by the same jet and eliminated. (geopwatch on Telegram)
• US and Iranian forces exchanged fire in the Strait of Hormuz overnight, with Iran shooting down an MQ-9 Reaper drone and US aircraft striking Iranian sites on Qeshm Island. https://t.co/CykGeTJiXG (@osinttechnical on X)
• The U.S. attacked Iran’s Qeshm Island within the last few hours according to U.S. officials, as reported by The Wall Street Journal, the latest in a series of limited strikes the U.S. has carried out (@sentdefender on X)
• US struck Iran's Qeshm Island, Wall Street Journal reports (Reuters)
• The Wall Street Journal confirmed earlier reports that the U.S. carried out small-scale airstrikes on Qeshm Island tonight, reportedly in a "defensive" manner to limit Iran's freedom to strike… (amk_mapping on Telegram)
• RT @FaytuksNetwork: BREAKING: The U.S. attacked Iran’s Qeshm Island on Monday, U.S. officials tell WSJ, in the latest of a series of limite… (@faytuks on X)
• At the time of writing, strikes on Qeshm Island and previous reports of U.S. drones being downed in the same vicinity remain unconfirmed. https://t.co/1EqYD2IOUX (@sentdefender on X)
• Earlier, several explosions were heard on Qeshm Island, possibly the result of U.S. airstrikes targeting air defense positions. This follows the IRGC's downing of an MQ-9A UCAV. Meanwhile, two U.S… (osintwarfare on Telegram)
• Iran’s IRNA reports five explosions on Qeshm Island, with the intensity suggesting impacts on the island. (clashreport on Telegram)
• 🇺🇸❌🇮🇷 - 6 explosions total were heard in the Qeshm and Bandar Abbas region. @GeoPWatch (geopwatch on Telegram)
• 🇺🇸❌🇮🇷 - Active Air Defense was also reported at Omidiyeh Airbase in Southern Iran. @GeoPWatch (geopwatch on Telegram)
• 🇺🇸❌🇮🇷 - Active Air Defense was reported from Qeshm Island. @GeoPWatch (geopwatch on Telegram)